Credit Union SA Home Loan Cashback or Reduced Rate
Woodend Primary School has partnered with Credit Union SA on their School Community Rewards program, which provides a regular financial benefit for our school without having to donate any time or money, please see the latest offer for our school...
Full steam ahead for STEAM Week 2021!
Term 4, Week 1 (11th - 15th of October) We are excited to be holding our annual STEAM Week again this year. Through a range of activities and celebrations, students will have the opportunity to imagine, action and showcase their ideas in the fields of science,...
Principal’s Update Week 7
Dear families, Once again, this term appears to be flying past us. On Monday of this week, we farewelled the two 5/6 classes to their camp at Wirraway Homestead at Strathalbyn. On Tuesday of this week we have three classes going to Parliament house, and on...
PAT Testing 2021
As part of DfE policy, all year 3-10 students are required to complete diagnostic assessments called Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT). At Woodend, we also test our year 2 students. These assessments give valuable information to teaching staff about your child’s...
Shopping for Fathers Day!
There has been a buzz of shoppers in the Atrium on Wednesday and Thursday this week! Students have been busily shopping for their father, grandfather or special person in their life in preparation for Fathers Day. The Fathers Day stall is an annual event...
SAPSASA football update
Last Thursday 19th August our SAPSASA boy's AFL football team represented our school. Unfortunately, the boys were defeated against a strong opposition in game 2. Their effort, commitment and team energy was fantastic. Well done boys on showing great improvement...
SAPSASA Basketball update
Last Friday 20th August, our SAPSASA basketball teams competed at Morphett Vale stadium. 32 students represented the school and all teams went really well and improved each game. All teams got at least one win for the day and got better throughout the day. Thanks...
Parent Forum
Parents and carers of students with disability are invited to attend the Disability Policy & Programs September 16 2021 Parent Forum Hosted by the Department for Education, the Parent Forums are to inform and engage with parents or carers about the services...
School Values: Have Your Say
Woodend Primary School is in the early stages of developing a set a values that reflect our school community. Please take some time to complete this short survey aimed at identifying what Woodend families view as the most important values for our school to develop,...
2021 Book Week Parade
TUNE IN this Tuesday for our Virtual Book Week Parade! Available to stream via our News Blog or Woodend Primary School Facebook page any time after 2pm.
Wakakirri Success…..
What a fabulous achievement for the 30 students who represented Woodend in our first ever, on stage performance last week, at the Entertainment Centre. The students told a beautiful environmental story through a series of dance moves and signature acting pieces....
Netballers into the state finals!!
Congratulations to the Woodend Year 6 girls who have convincingly beaten McCauley and All Saints schools yesterday afternoon at Woodend. They were very focussed and played strongly as a team. They are now through to the state finals! Very exciting news for the...
InitiaLit presentation to Leaders
We were very excited to be invited to share our work with using the InitiaLit program with our local schools this week. Ms Yardley, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Harris and Mrs Luke showcased aspects of the program to the leaders of our neighbouring schools and...
2021 Book Week – Week 6
The theme for this year’s CBCA Book Week is: ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds’ 2021 Book Week Dress Up Day: Tuesday the 24th of August (Week 6) Come dressed in the Book Week theme or as your favourite book character. Please wear sunsmart clothing and...
Fathers Day Stall
The Parent Network are happy to announce that we are able to go ahead with the Gift Stall in honour of Father’s Day. We are excited that our students will get the chance to say thank you to the special people in their life who take care of them this year. Students...
Whole School Photo Day – Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Woodend Primary School School Photography Date: 17/08/2021 Dear Parents, School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by returning the order envelope with your payment to our photographer...
Going for Gold! Celebrating the Tokyo Olympics at Woodend
Our students have loved learning about the Olympics. Through the theme of Tokyo 2020 students have measured and mapped, investigated and designed, planned and researched. We have taken this opportunity to further develop our understanding of Japanese culture and...
Watch Wakakirri LIVE – Tuesday 10/8 @ 7pm!
We are very excited to see our Wakakirri students take to the stage on Tuesday night. The concert starts at 7pm and can be streamed LIVE via the link below....
Graters and Plastic Bottles Needed
Do you have these things around your house? We are in need of extra box graters and plastic bottles for use in our Science Week program next week. Any donations of 1L & 2L plastic bottles or graters (box-style, pictured) would be gratefully accepted and put to...
National Science Week 2021
In week 5 our school will celebrate National Science Week with a program of activities offered by our Design/Technology, Kitchen and Garden Specialists. These sessions are an opportunity for our school to explore themes relating to food sustainability, showcasing...
Celebrating the Olympics – Friday the 6th of August
Our school has been buzzing with excitement as we’ve watched athletes from around the world compete in this year’s Olympics and learnt about many areas of the games. Students are encouraged to help celebrate the close of the Tokyo Olympics by dressing up in green...
Latest Covid Restrictions in Schools Update – 3rd Aug 2021
Dear families, Firstly a big thank you for respecting the instructions given to remain outside of the school perimeter during drop-off and pick-up times. This is not a time for complacency and the direction given to us comes directly from SAHealth and The...
Year 7 to High School Update Term 3, Week 3
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Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
The NCCD is an annual collection of information about Australian school students with disability. The NCCD enables schools, education authorities and governments to better understand the needs of students with disability and how they can be best supported at...
Would you like to go into the draw for a trip to Kangaroo Island and fundraise for your school sports?
SeaLink have kindly donated a voucher to Kangaroo Island via the SeaLink ferry to help fundraise for our sports curriculum. This voucher (worth $400) entitles you to one return ferry trip travelling with Kangaroo Island SeaLink for two adults and a standard...
Returning to School after Lockdown
Dear families, School will resume on Wednesday morning (28-7-2021) and from that point there will not be an online learning program available, other than for students where families have been required to quarantine by SAHealth. Firstly, I wish to acknowledge the...
Fundraiser for We Will Rock You – Young @ Part!
Thanks to all who have bought a table for our fundraiser coming up at the end of week 2. We only have a handful of tables left so don't miss out on this music-filled night with friends and family. Please see the original blog post for all the information...
Mothers Day Stall
Parent Network volunteers are excited to once again host a Gift Stall in honour of Mother’s Day. Our aim is to offer students an opportunity to say ‘Thank You’ to the special people in their lives who care for them. The stall will be held Term 2, Week 2. All...
Entertainment Books are Here – Ready for Mothers Day
📢 Just announced: Free Membership Upgrade & Bonus $20 eGift Card! The good news? You unlock 20 cities for the price of one The even better news? We receive 20% towards our fundraiser for school sports 🧡 Dear Supporter, We're thrilled to share some exciting...
The 2024 Governing Council members and Principal’s Report
Last week the Annual General Meeting for the Governing Council was held. Thank you to all who came along to be a part of that meeting and a special thank you to the Student Representative Council members who presented their work to the attendees. The Woodend PS...
Water to Wirrina: 2024 Senior STEM Project
The year 5 and 6 groups worked on a real world problem, titled “Wirrina’s Water”. We have been working on this project since the start of term 1 to the end of term 1. We have all loved this project and we have developed our map reading skills and a whole other...
Music Bingo Fundraiser Night
Come and enjoy a night of great music with a few rounds of musical bingo. If you love your 90's and 80's music then this is for you! Get together with friends or family to help us raise funds to support our school musical “We Will Rock You - Young @ Part”. Tickets...
World Autism Day Activities
Today students participated in a range of activities for World Autism Awareness Day. Students and staff were able to gain a greater understanding of Autism and show acceptance, appreciation and understanding of their peers with Autism, today and every day. In...
Important Woodies Goodies Canteen Information!
We are so fortunate to have a fully functioning canteen service that operates for 5 days a week. Here a few important points to make it clearer to you on some of our processes in the canteen: Lunch orders can be placed on the Qkr! app or put cash in a brown paper...
MYOJO HOMESTAY 2024
This morning we farewelled our friends from Myojo Gakuen. After 15 years of visits, it still doesn’t get easy to say goodbye. We are sure that they feel the same. What a wonderful 8 days we have enjoyed with our 21 Myojo students and 4 staff joining our Woodend...
World Autism Awareness Day – Tuesday 2nd of April
Tuesday the 2nd of April, 2024 (week 10) is World Autism Awareness Day. All classes will be participating in a range of learning experiences to increase our awareness of Autism. After working alongside parents, staff and students, we know that learning about Autism...

